UP chairman among 7 sued for 'extortion' in Sarail

 
A union parishad chairman and six others have been sued for allegedly demanding extortion from a man in Brahmanbaria's Sarail upazila.

Bachchu Mia, son of late Abed Ali of Aruail union under the upazila, lodged a case with Sarail police station on September 5 accusing Aruail union parishad chairman Mosharaf Hossain, member Masuk Mia, Mukhles Mia, Rouf Mia, Basharaf Hossain Bhuiyan and Ayub Hossain for demanding Tk 20 lakh from him as toll.

Bachchu Mia, plaintiff of the case, said, “When I went to take possession of my purchased land on Thursday (September 5), the accused threatened to take my life anytime and demanded Tk 20 lakh as toll. They physically tortured me.” I want justice, he added. UP Chairman Mosharraf Hossain said, “The allegations brought against me are false and ill-motivated. I was not present at the place of occurrence at the time mentioned in the FIR. Lodging such false and fabricated case against me is unfortunate.”

Inspector (Investigation) Md Rafiqul Hasan, who is performing duties as officer-in-charge at Sarail police station in absence of regular OC, said, “A case has been filed in this connection and necessary measures will be taken upon proper investigation.”